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“We have all the tools for this, we need only inspiration and will power, so that in the next 10 years – for the first time in history, man could call another planet a home.

“Mars is the nearest planet with the best conditions for life in the Solar System after Earth. Therefore, Mars itself should be our first step on the way to other planets and stars.”

Another project dubbed Harapan, imaged a network of solar-powered bio-domes were individual Martian colonists travel around on gliders.

The submitter, Wai Kim Lam who is an architectural visualisation artist based in London, said his project was inspired by the physicist Carl Sagan.

He said: “So my process was to follow two quotes from Carl Sagan: ‘Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere’ and ‘We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still’.”

Life on Mars: Bijay Hembram designed these wind power turbines perfect for Mars' dust storms (Image: HP INC/BIJAY HEMBRAM)

Life on Mars: This Martian habitat render was created by the user Chesher (Image: HP INC/CHESHER)

Bijay Hembram, a mechanical engineering student from Rourkela in India, was also awarded a winning entry for Martian power generating machine designs.

In the wake of a planet-sized dust storm raging on Mars, Mr Hembram imagined generators powered by Martian winds.

He said the machines were specifically designed to utilise the harsh condition on Mars.

You can see more of the winning designs and other submissions by clicking here.